Envelope



A ril 14, 1936.

R P. DRAKE ENVELOPE- Filed NOV. 24, 1934 OIRICTIONS Inventor Attmney Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to envelopes and consists in the provision of an envelope providing a convenient medium for sending, in a single package, coins, currency and missives.

In accordance with the present invention, an envelope is provided with internal pockets for the reception of coins of various denominations in an amount to equal any fractional part of a dollar so arranged that the currency and a letter, if desired, may also be arranged within the envelope without making too bunglesome a package.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an envelope folded and ready for transmission in the mails.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with the envelope in completely unfolded condition.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the folded envelope.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the envelope in unfolded condition.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the folded envelope.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, it will be seen that the envelope is cut from a single blank or sheet of paper and is provided with the front 5, integral side flaps 6 and top and bottom sealing flaps l and 8 respectively. The top flap 1 in edge contour resembles the top flap of a conventional envelope while the bottom flap 8 is preferably of substantially the same design. On its inner face, the sealing flap 1 at its marginal edge is coated with an adhesive 9 while on its inner face the bottom flap 8 is coated on its end edges with an adhesive I0.

Secured to the inner face of the front 5 of the envelope and of slightly less dimension than the said front 5, is a backing sheet ll of cardboard of any suitable thickness and stiffness. A block l2 of cardboard of suitable thickness and of less depth than the sheet II is adhesively secured to the exposed face of the sheet II and is provided with a series of suitably arranged coin-receiving apertures I3 forming pockets for the various denominations of coins in an amount to equal any fractional part of a dollar which pockets, best shown in Fig. 4, have a common bottom formed by the sheet I I.

A cover flap M of tissue paper or the like is provided for the pockets I3 and at one edge is fixedly secured in position by a suitable adhesive is folded over the block I2.

between the meeting faces of the sheets II and I2 as best shown in Fig. 4.

In actual practice, the exposed portion of the cardboard sheet I! may be ruled or otherwise provided as indicated generally at l5 for the re- 5 ception of the name of the sender, while the inner face of the flap 8 may serve as a direction sheet bearing legendary matter as to the manner of using the envelope.

The desired number of coins are placed in the proper pockets l3 and to provide a flat smooth surface for the tissue sheet l4 when the latter is folded over the cardboard block I2 it is preferable to leave in place in those pockets l3 not occupied by coins the filler disks l6 of cardboard. After the pockets have been filled, the sheet M A folded letter or currency may then be placed in the envelope. In closing the envelope the side flaps 6 are folded inwardly, and then the flap 8 is folded over the flaps 6 and adhesively united thereto. To complete the sealing of the envelope, the sealing flap 1 is then folded over the flap 8 and adhesively united thereto.

On the front 5 of the envelope, there will be provided, if desired, the ruled spaces I! and I8 respectively for the addresses of the addressor and addressee respectively, as best shown in Fig. 1.

It will be apparent from the above, that I have provided a simplified form of envelope, especially adapted for the transmittal of coins in an amount to equal any fractional part of a dollar, currency and missives through the mail.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

l. A combination coin, currency and letter container, comprising an envelope including a main or front part and side flaps and top and bottom flaps, a sheet of relatively stiff material on the inner face of the main or front part and of slightly less length and width than said part, a second sheet of stiff material and of substantially the same length and of considerably less width than the first sheet, said second sheet being connected to the exposed face of the first sheet with one long edge of the second sheet in substantial alignment with a long edge of the first sheet, whereby a portion of the first sheet is exposed to receive indicia, the second sheet having coin-receiving r pockets therein, the envelope being closed by folding and connecting together the bottom and side flaps and finally folding and sealing the top flap.

2. A combination coin, currency and letter container, comprising an envelope including a main or front part and side flaps and top and bottom flaps, a sheet of relatively stiff material adhered to the inner face of the main or front part and of slightly less length and width than said part, a second sheet of stiff material and of substantially the same length and of considerably less width than the first sheet, said second sheet being connected to the exposed face of the first sheet with one long edge of the second sheet in substantial alignment with a long edge of the first sheet, whereby a portion of the first sheet is exposed to receive indicia, the second sheet having coin-receiving pockets therein, the envelope being closed by first folding the bottom flap over the side flaps and connecting the bottom flap to the side flaps and finally folding and sealing the top flap, and a cover sheet for covering the coins in the pockets in the second sheet, said cover sheet having one edge connected to said long edge of the second sheet.

ROBERT P. DRAKE. 

